Alolan_Apples
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This is the last part of the day of five blogs. Twelve hours ago, I blogged about unintended consequences. The final subject is...
Did you know that every holiday in America is politically incorrect if you look deep into it? While Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and more recently, Halloween, are being under attack for being “politically incorrect”, every holiday has something objectionable, on both sides (liberal and conservative). In general, there’s nothing wrong with being politically incorrect. It’s just some people find it offensive, but just because it’s offensive to some doesn’t mean it’s offensive to all. And I’m not talking the widely offensive stuff (like slurs, stereotypes, profanity etc). Just everyday things not everybody can agree with.
General:
Liberals tend to make sure every demographic is catered to, not just the natural-born, straight, white, Christian, male citizens. That also means they don’t believe in excluding demographics. Not every activity done in America appeals to everyone. They also don’t respect America because of its ugly history of racism, issues in modern times (like the war in Iraq), the fact that the founding fathers were slaveholders, and the fact that Donald Trump was voted for. In addition, they wouldn’t celebrate for historical figures that did what they didn’t like, and they believe that people shouldn’t imitate other cultures.
Conservatives tend to appeal to religious values and American values. If you were to appeal to the same stuff, you should also look deeper into some everyday activities we do. Some of these holidays have Pagan origins, and even the ones that don’t are still sinful in some ways. And whether or not they are sinful, some involve celebrating activities that would make conservatives resentful.
Typically, nearly every American holiday in our calendars would have something objectionable to liberals while some of these holidays, as well as made-up holidays that were solely to celebrate an activity that we normally do, have something objectionable to conservatives.
Examples:
I found seven different holidays that are good examples of what would be objectionable to both. Here’s what’s politically incorrect about each to each side:
Despite the politically incorrect meanings of each holiday pointed out, I would say yes, at least to some of them. You are free to celebrate whatever holiday you want, whether or not it’s part of your culture or religion. And just because a holiday is not appropriate to some doesn’t mean nobody should celebrate it.
Holidays and Political Correctness
Did you know that every holiday in America is politically incorrect if you look deep into it? While Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and more recently, Halloween, are being under attack for being “politically incorrect”, every holiday has something objectionable, on both sides (liberal and conservative). In general, there’s nothing wrong with being politically incorrect. It’s just some people find it offensive, but just because it’s offensive to some doesn’t mean it’s offensive to all. And I’m not talking the widely offensive stuff (like slurs, stereotypes, profanity etc). Just everyday things not everybody can agree with.
General:
Liberals tend to make sure every demographic is catered to, not just the natural-born, straight, white, Christian, male citizens. That also means they don’t believe in excluding demographics. Not every activity done in America appeals to everyone. They also don’t respect America because of its ugly history of racism, issues in modern times (like the war in Iraq), the fact that the founding fathers were slaveholders, and the fact that Donald Trump was voted for. In addition, they wouldn’t celebrate for historical figures that did what they didn’t like, and they believe that people shouldn’t imitate other cultures.
Conservatives tend to appeal to religious values and American values. If you were to appeal to the same stuff, you should also look deeper into some everyday activities we do. Some of these holidays have Pagan origins, and even the ones that don’t are still sinful in some ways. And whether or not they are sinful, some involve celebrating activities that would make conservatives resentful.
Typically, nearly every American holiday in our calendars would have something objectionable to liberals while some of these holidays, as well as made-up holidays that were solely to celebrate an activity that we normally do, have something objectionable to conservatives.
Examples:
I found seven different holidays that are good examples of what would be objectionable to both. Here’s what’s politically incorrect about each to each side:
- New Year’s Day
- Liberal - not everybody celebrates New Year’s Day on January 1st. There’s Chinese New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Hijri New Year, basically any new year that isn’t January 1st. Even if the global calendar marks January 1st as the first day of the year, not every country follows it.
- Conservative - the 12-month calendar we all follow today originated from the Romans. It even had no correlation with Christianity during the early years of Christianity. In fact, half of the months were named after Roman dieties and festivals.
- Valentine’s Day
- Liberal - this holiday wouldn’t have any meaning to anyone not in a relationship, as well as to some feminists, since it’s a holiday about love. It also a Christian holiday that honors two saints that were martyred on that day, in two different years.
- Conservative - the modern holiday is based on the Celtic holiday Imbolc. It’s also based on the Roman festival Galenalia, which was dedicated to the Roman Goddess Minerva.
- Easter
- Liberal - the holiday is a Christian holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Not everybody is a Christian, so this holiday wouldn’t have any meaning towards non-Christians, at least the traditional meaning.
- Conservative - the modern holiday is based on the Celtic holiday Ostara, an ancient festival on fertility, including the name and the rabbit. According to the Bible, it is an abomination to use Pagan rituals to worship God.
- Independence Day
- Liberal - the holiday celebrates for America. Some people are under the impression that American symbols symbolize everything that America is about, including what happens there. You see, America had a very bad history of racism and nationalism, while in today’s time, people voted for Donald Trump. Many even voted for him because of their disapproval towards Obama.
- Conservative - Jesus Christ as no allegiance towards any nation, and this holiday gives allegiance to America. It also celebrates nationalism, which is frowned upon in the Bible. In addition, some activities involve overindulgence, patriotism doesn’t mix with Christianity, and independence is rather a shallow goal.
- Halloween
- Liberal - while you’re free to dress up like anything for Halloween, some costumes involve imitating other cultures, which is offensive to social justice warriors. It also involves candy, which is a fattening food (something liberals are against).
- Conservative - the modern holiday is based on the Celtic holiday Samhain, a harvest festival. It’s also a sacred holiday for the Wiccans.
- Thanksgiving
- Liberal - other than the slaughter of Native Americans done by Pilgrims, it may also not be appropriate for those who are divided because of the 2016 Election (since Thanksgiving involves family gathering), and those who support animal rights (since Thanksgiving involves eating meat).
- Conservative - although there isn’t anything wrong with Thanksgiving according to Christian values (at least to my knowledge), you could say that it wouldn’t be appropriate to those who are divided by the 2016 Election, but conservatives are a bit more tolerant to their opponents than liberals are.
- Christmas
- Liberal - the holiday is a Christian holiday, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Not everybody is a Christian, so this holiday wouldn’t have any meaning towards non-Christians, at least the traditional meaning.
- Conservative - the modern holiday is based on the Celtic holiday Yule. Moreover, Jesus was not born on December 25th, nor did the Bible say anything about celebrating his birth. And like I said before, it’s an abomination to worship God with Pagan rituals.
Despite the politically incorrect meanings of each holiday pointed out, I would say yes, at least to some of them. You are free to celebrate whatever holiday you want, whether or not it’s part of your culture or religion. And just because a holiday is not appropriate to some doesn’t mean nobody should celebrate it.
